Twibuke
Today is the 17th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, and Kigali is quiet, as it has been every year I’ve witnessed…
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Love that DIY aid? Here’s a chance to show it
This is the kind of private-life post that I generally prefer to leave out of my blogging, but sometimes exceptions need to be made….
Read MoreWhy an American lawyer is pulling the plug — literally — on a Rwandan refugee
There’s a lot to be horrified by in this New York Times story about the treatment of a Rwandan refugee named Rachel Nyirahabiyambere, in a…
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In Africa, Reporters Face Ethical Questions When Reporting on Rape
Kigali, Rwanda — But first, a quick news update: A Congolese colonel is going to jail for his sex crimes. It’s the first such…
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Sweet Dreams
As a little tribute to those of you mired in the freezing cold right now, we’re closing the show with that other white icy…
Read MoreDear Harvard Kennedy School kid, just what exactly are you reading?
I caught this New Times piece about a group of Harvard kids who toured Rwanda and met with the president. One of them told…
Read MoreAre women less corrupt then men?
Last week, I contributed a short piece to the Christian Science Monitor magazine cover story about women breaking through glass ceilings in politcs around…
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In Rwanda, Women Run the Show
Kigali, Rwanda — When Béata Murekatete was growing up in rural Rwanda, she never would have imagined she’d end up working for Parliament.
Read MoreIf you’ve got a radio, you can hear my voice
I have a short radio essay, “The Music of Language,” about the cacophony and the calm of working across a handful of languages, on…
Read More“I have no idea what this means, but isn’t my pronunciation fabulous?”
Anyone who’s learned a foreign language knows that there are phases you go through. There’s that “I only know one verb in the past…
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